Cannot Boot off of a SCSI Device Other Than LUN 0

ID: Q218974

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Windows NT Server versions 3.51, 4.0
Microsoft Windows NT Workstation versions 3.51, 4.0

SUMMARY

Attempting to install Windows NT to a SCSI mass storage device other than Logical Unit Number (LUN) 0 is not recomended and is not supported.

MORE INFORMATION

There are many constraints that affect the boot sequence and there are different error messages that can be encountered. During the installation of Windows NT, hard drives on LUNs other than 0 may be displayed. If you attempt to install Windows NT to one of these partitions you may get the following error message:

The hard disk containing the partition or free space you chose has a Logical Unit Number (LUN) greater than 0, and is not assessable to your computer's setup program. Setup cannot install Windows NT on this hard disk.

Please contact your computer or hard disk controller manufacturer for more information.

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For additional information, please see the following article(s) in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

Q168105 WinNT Fails to Create a Memory.dmp On Any Other LUN Than 0

Q162471 WinNT 4.0 May Not Recognize SCSI Devices Using Nonzero LUNs

Additional query words:

Keywords :
Version : winnt:3.51,4.0
Platform : winnt
Issue type : kbinfo